I'm getting the hardware together to test this ability but I thought I'd ask for some insight ahead of time... I'd like to network-boot a small network of pc's (identical hardware) via PXE to a linux host os, then use a virtual machine of Win XP Pro for network rendering with some windows graphics apps. 1- can I mount a VM across the network? 2- what is the smallest footprint of a linux host os? 3- assuming I have enough ram for both OS's, can I avoid swapping across the lan? do you expect my performance will be ok like this? I don't mind having local drives with VM's to choose from if it'll improve performance. I basically am trying to achieve PXE abilities with windows without getting into XP-Embedded or DIY solutions like BartPE. Thanks. Alpay Kasal http://www.NYCrenderfarm.com
Hello, I'm not sure I've got you right. Do you mean PXE booting of the guest OS or having a VM virtual hard disk stored on some network share?
